Ade Adeniji is a freelance culture writer and philanthropy journalist who lives between Los Angeles and New York. His bylines include VICE, WIRED, Okayplayer, The Daily Beast, CBS News, Newsweek, and PBS. Ade blogs about film and television on his website, adeadeniji.com.
29-year-old hip-hop artist Tierra Whack returned to the GRAMMY spotlight on September 6 for "An Evening with Tierra Whack" at Brooklyn’s National Sawdust. Part of the GRAMMY Museum's New York City program series, the event was moderated by journalist Ivie Ani and aimed to bring the renowned GRAMMY In The Schools Education Programs and Public Programs to the East Coast.…
On a sweltering Saturday evening in the thick of a Southern California heat wave, a crowd of about 100 gathered under the shade of the GRAMMY Museum's Ray Charles Terrace. This year’s GRAMMY Camp marked 20 years of the music industry program, which has been a significant influence on aspiring teen musicians nationwide. The Open House event on July 20…
In the canon of West Coast hip-hop, Warren G’s debut album, Regulate: The G-Funk Era is considered one of the greatest. Released on June 7, 1994, the album remains a perfect snapshot of the g-funk era, the popular subgenre of gangsta rap that was all the rage in the early- to mid '90s. "I created the genre, but I was…
Motown legend Martha Reeves had quite a day. On March 27, the 82-year-old singer finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Flanked by Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Berry Gordy, Reeves donned a pearl and gold strapless gown with a show-stopping hat for the celebration. That evening, Reeves was the star of a conversation at the GRAMMY…
On a wet but buzzing Thursday evening ahead of the 2024 GRAMMYs, leading lights in the music industry gathered for the third annual Recording Academy Honors Presented By The Black Music Collective. Along the event's black carpet, stars and industry insiders were showing out — taking photos, reconnecting with friends and collaborators, and chatting with the press. The official 2024…
